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Musk's X seeks resumption of Brazil service as fines paid
Oct 4, 2024 10:31 AM

SAO PAULO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Elon Musk-owned social

media platform X has filed a fresh request to resume services in

Brazil after paying some pending fines that had been imposed by

the country's Supreme Court, a document seen by Reuters on

Friday showed.

X

has been suspended

since late August in Brazil, one of its largest and most

coveted markets, after not complying with court orders related

to hate speech moderation and failing to name a legal

representative in the country, as required by law.

After reversing course and deciding to obey the orders in

recent weeks, including blocking some accounts under

investigation, the company

initially asked the court on Sept. 26 to allow it to resume

service in Brazil.

But top court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled at the time

the platform still needed to pay just over $5 million in pending

fines before the suspension was lifted.

Payments totaling 28.6 million reais ($5.24 million) have

now been made and are "duly proven," the document filed by X

lawyers said. "X Brasil requests that the platform be unblocked

for free access by its users in national territory."

($1 = 5.4597 reais)

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